The Sun. — London, England, 1864-05-24 00:00:00

PROSPECTUS. This Company has been constituted for the purpose of Undertaking the construction, maintenance, and working of railways, the manufacture of railway plant and .olling stook for sale or hire, reclaiming lands, the construction of reser voirs, roads, bridges, docks, harbours, piers, breakwaters, drainage, water, and other pub is works, both English and foreign. The Company have arranged, on ve'y favourable term, With the eminent contractor. Mr. Rowland Brotherhood, who has for many years carr;ed on a large and lucrative trade, and agrees to transfer the whole of his business to the Company, Inc udes h , s freehold works, situated at t .e Great Western Railway Station, Chippenham, with all its complete machi nery, stock, and tools, as well as the plant and interest in railway and other contracts now in hand. Mr Brotherhood has named a very moderate sum for the goodwill of his business. The works (which are all freehold and very valuable), plant and contracts to be taken at a valua tien, to be made by competent parties, one-third of the pur chase money to be paid in shares. With such arrangements and advantages, both as regards the welt known capacity of the general manager, and the possession of works in full operation and able to complete any contracts they may undertake, the Directors feel confi dence in the enemas of the Company, having before them the r‘rospect of a large and highly remunerative business. A large number of tit. are have already been applied for. In the event of no allotment being made, the deposits will be returned in full. Should a lees number of shares be al loted than are applied for, the deposits will be made avail able towards payment on allotment, and the balance, if any, - returned to the applicant. Applications to be made to the London Financial Associa tion (Limited), South Sea-house, Th readneedle-btreet ; the Imperial Financial Company (Limited), Finch-lane; or to the Brokers. Prospectuses and forms of application for shares may also be obtained at the several banks or their br a n c h es. The memorandum and articles of association may be in *Pected at the offices of the solicitors to the Company. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To the Directors of the General Contract Company (Limited). Gentlemen,—Having paid into your bankers the sum of , being a deposit of LI per share on shares in the above Company, I hereby request that you will allot me that number, and I hereby agree to accept such shares or any less number that may be allotted to me ; and I authorise you to place my name upon the register of shareholders for the shares so allotted. I am, Gentlemen, N: me in full Residence Profession or businem . Date NRW PATENT CURTAIN 1100 K that requires no sewing, and, if reversed, can be used for many purposes. To be had of all shops in town or country. Patentees, W. TENT and Co., 23, llirchin-lane, London, E.C. (IRNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Library, ind Dining-room, eonsisting of anew and eiegant assort ment )1 VAS ES, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks, Obelisks, Ink stands, beautiful inlaid Tables, Paper weights, &0., in Italian, Alabas er, Parian, Marble, Bronze, Derbyshire Spar, & o , Imported and manufactured by_ JAMES TENNANT, Mine ralogist to her Sl k iesty, 149, Stand, W.C., Lonaon. Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of SHELLS, MINERALS, ROCKS, and FOSSILS, which will greatly facilitate the interesting study of MINERALOGY, OW_ CHO LOGY, uid GEOLOGY, at 2, 5 , 10, 20, 50, to 100 gui neas each. _PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINE -4.15-1,001" is given by Mr. TENNANT, at 10, strand, W.O. IN what " Happy Land" can I Fee you after the "Opera?" 1 on'y know of One HAPPY LAND in which a Gentleman may Sup—EVANS', COVENT GAR DEN, my de .r fellow! RINAHAN'S LL WHISKY T. COGNAC, BRANDY. This celebrated Old IRISH WHISKY rivals the finest FRENCH BRANDY, It 14 pure., Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. Sold in Bottles, 3s. Bd., at the Retail Houses in London ; by the Agents in the principal towns in England; or wholesale 8, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, W. Observe the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded "It.inahan's LL Whisky." THE WELLINGTON THREE SHILLING DINNER, consisting . of Soup, Fish, Made Dish, Joint, Sweet, dm., is served daily from 3 to 9 p.m , and on Butedays from 5 to 8.30 p.m. Private Rooms for large or small parties, By order, JOHN CATES, Manager. The Wellington, St. James's-street. Entrance, 160, Piccadilly. THE ENGLISH, SWEDISH. AND CONTI NENTAL FINANCIAL COMPANY (Limited). To be incorporwed under the Companies Act, lB6', with limited liability. Capital, One 3fillion sterling, in 2P,000 shares of £5O each. With power to increase. First issue 10,000 shares, of which 2,500 shares are reserved for Sweden. Deposit £1 per share on application, and £4 per share on allotment. I o call will exceed £5 per share, and three months' interval at least will elapse between the calls. It is not intended to call up more than .£l5 per share. DIRECTORS. George Chambers, Esq., Vice-Chairman, London, Hamburg, and Continental Bank Limited). J. P. Cornforth, Esq., 50, lime-street, London, and Liver pool. (J, P. Cornforth and Co., Bombay), Director of Orien tal Financisl Corporat on. Denys Ancilotty, Esq., Great Winchester-street, City (Avie rino and Co.) E. Fisher, Esq., Director of London, Hamburg, and Conti nental Bank (Limited. J. Hopgood, Esq., Laurie-park, Sydenham. John Martin, Esq., Victoria-road, Kensington, and Benwick, county Cambridge. Thomas Ouchterlony, Esq., Director of Bank of Wales. W. J. Stavert, Esq. (Messrs. Stavert, Zigomala, and CO, Manzhester. N. G. Zygomalas, Esq., Merchant, 17, Gracechurch-street. Arrangements are in progress for the management of the Company's business in Sweden, by a committee of eentlemen of high position and connections resident in Stockholm, who have requested the reserve of shares for Sweden. BAZKERS. The Imperial Bank, Lothbury. BROKERS. J. S. Moore, Esq., 17, Throgmorton-street, Messrs. Hoyland and Prince, Manchester. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Sutton and Ommanney, 6, Basingh 11-street, Charles Henry Edmunds, Esq , I, New-inn. AUDITORS. James Cooper, Esq. (Johnstone, Cooper, Wintle, and Co.), Lothbury. SECRETARY (PRO TEM.) M. Armstrong, Esq. TEMPORARY OFFICES. 15, George-street, Mansion-hottse. PROS PECTUS. The object of this association is to promote the develop- anent of the resources of Sweden and Norway, by facilitating he application of capital to safe and profitable enterprise, and it is after mature consideration and consultation in Eng amid and abroad, with persons interested in the progress of the kingdom of Sweden and Norway, and thoroughly ac quainted with her resources and necessities, that the Di rectors with confidence submit this undertaking to the public as a sound and highly profitable one to its share holders. Suck an institution as the present is required in no country 'More than in Sweden and Norway, whose vast forests, inex 2iaustible mineral deposits, increasing agriculture and com rnerce, and rapidly rising m anu f ac t ures , h ave f o r years past demanded financial facilities, obtainable only by means of direct credit operations. In a letter received from a high authority in Stockholm it is stated that " the opening of the few railways now in use has given a great impetus to remunerative undertakings, for 'Which the country itself has not capital ; and it is not too Much to say that in the next three years many millions aterling h can be readily inv es t e d." Si x y ears ago, a Bank, (under the title of the " Enskilda (private) Bank," was formed in S_toelchoim, which immediately created a largebusinesstor Itself, and has since continued it with great success ; the aztlual dividend, reserve included. being between 25 and 30 Par cent. on the original amount of the shares. The Directors have taken power to issue the Company's Debentures against the mortgag s held by the Company, at ictly confining the amount of the Debentures to the amount invested in mortgages, and a system of registration be adopted for the protection of the Debenturr! holders. Considerable profit is anticipated from this bra , oh of ope rations, as the funds of the Comp any can t h us b e t urne d o v er freqnently. From the above sources of profit, the Directors, therefore, Confidently anticipate at least as great a success for th.s corn- Pan) , as has invariably attended similar institutions on the Continent, while, in addition to the profit derived from a Merely local business, the English, Swedish, and Continent al P inancial Company (Limited will add grea ly to its income through the large agency business which takes place between the North of Enrope, England. and various continental cities, , of which it will, to a considerable extent, be made the medium. It cannot be doubted that the influential support given to the Company, both in England and abroad, will secure, Immediately, an ample field for safe and lucrative business. The Swedish Loan, lately so successfully negotiated in Lon don, pledged to be devoted entirely to advancing the con struction of railways. will greatly contribute to the profitable enlargement of that field. Several important operations are in course of negotiation in Sweden and elsewhere and awaiting the istabishment of This Company, the business of which will be =ducted by the - Directors on the basis adopted by he principal credit com • panies. Besides the arrangements, nearly completed, for the management of the Company's business in Sweden, negotia tions are vet , ding for establishing influential agencies in the principal commercial cities of the Continent, the Mediterra nean, and tae Black Sea. A pplications for t hares must be accompanied by the deposit of £1 per share, to be paid o the rompany'a banke s. Shou d no allotment be made, the deposit will be returned in full; and if a less number of shares is allotted than is applied for, the overp us will be used towards the payment on allotment. Prospectuses and forms of application for shares may be obtained from the bankers, brokers. so'icttors, or at the te mporary o ffi ces of the Company, and the articles of associa tion may be seen at the solicitors of the Company. THE GENERAL CONTRACT COMPANY (Limited'. Incorporated under the Companies Act of 18'2. Capital £1,e0 , ,000, in 90,000 shares of £25 each, With power to increase. First issue 20,010 shares. Deposit on application XL per share, and on allotment £4 rer share. Subsequent calls to be at intervals of not less than three moths, and not to exceed £2l. s. each. DIRECTORS. CIIAIRMAN— DANIEL GOOCII, Esq., C.E., Paddinitton. I t. N. Fowler, Esq., oimsdale and Co , Bankers, London. R. Esq., Notting-hil , London, Director of the Great _oWestern Railway. Ravenhill, Esq., Banker, A s ht on , Ifeytesbnry. I POeock, Esq. (Messrs. Pocock and Rawlings), Lothbury Gal and Chippenham. nnett Tyler, Esq , Clifton, Bristol, Director of the Bristol and South Wales Union Rai way. hn Averay Jones, Esq., Merchant and Shipowner, Bristol. mark Whitwill, Esq., Merchant an.i Shipowner, Bristol. GENERAL MANAGER.—RowIand Brotherhood, Esq., Chip penham. ZNCINEER.—R. J. Ward, Esq , Victoria-street, Westminster. SOLICITORS. Ifestsrs. Tanqueray Willaume and Hanbury, 31, New Broad- Messrs, Goldney, Keary, and Co., Chippenham. BANKERS. It ea'rs. Dimsdale, Drewett, Fowler, and Barnard, London. Bfly liam Miles, Bart. Ind Co., Bristol Bank, Bristol. he North Wilts Banking Company, Chippenbam, he sham, ' Gl y oucestershire Banking Company, Gloucester, Tewkes- The bur . dz , Alliance Bank, Manchester. BROKERS. London—Messrs. Joshua Hutchinson and Sons. Bristol - George Squier Bryant, E.q. Liverpool—Messrs. Taunton and Co. Manchester-Me: srs. Gorton Brothers and Pooley. AUDITORS. Messrs. Harding, Pullein, and Co., London. For the West ot EnBland—Messrs. Barnard, Thomas, and Co., Bristol. Temporary Oflicea—south Sea-house, Threadneedle-street, London. e No. 22,437. /N ' '. z.••'"f----Y7i-' THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 24, 1864. NEW NOVEL BY THE AUTHOR 01 , "NO CHURCH.' Just ready, in 3 yols„ 1 A. T T I E. By the Author of "No Church," " Owen : A Waif," &a. Hurst and Blacke t, Publishers, 13, Great Marlborough street. :JERSONS SEEKING LANDED JIL A ATES, TOWN AND COUNTRY RESIDENCES , FREEHOLD AND LEASEHOLD INVESTMENTS, AND PROPER PIES GENERALLY — To BE HAD GRATIS, at the principal Railway Bookstalls throughout the kingdom, or at the Auction and Estate Offices, No. 67, Chancery-lane, London, Messrs. E. and H. Lumley 's "FREE PROPERTY REGIIsTER," containing availed selection of landed and house properties now in the market, from the nobleman's mansion, with its manorial domain, to the cottage with its few acres. OWNERS OF PROPERTIES wishing to Sell or Let can em brace the opportunity that the medium of this Register affords, by sending the particulars of their properties to the Estate Offices, i 7, Chancery-lane, London, as the Messrs. Lumley can in most cases introduce immediate customers, where the property is of an eligible chars ter, thereby avoid ing the disaavantages of delay and its attendant incon veniences. ThErtE Is NO CHARGE incurred, unless a tenant or pnr couser is introduced through Messrs. Lumley's Agency, and then only the usual moderate commission. Auction and Land Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, London. ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY. A STRAY. The anniversary meeting of this society was held yester day at Burlington-house, Piccadilly,—Sir Roderick Mur chison, president of the institution, in the chair. Then was a numerous attendance of members, with a large sprink ling of ladies. After some preliminary business, Mr. Manxuaar, the secretary, read the re port of the council, detailing the transactions of the society for the past year, and describing its present state and prospects. Since the last anniversary electing 233 new members had been elected, and 61 vacancies had occurred, the total number Of Fellows now being 1,907. The balance-sheet for the year ending the 31st of December, 1863, showed that the esti mated receipts and expenditure laid before last year's meet ing had differed from the actuals, but in a way favourable to the society—the receipts estimated having been stated at £4,502 10s., exclusive of the cash in hand ; whereas the actuals amounted to £5,253 9s. 3d., Exclusive of the cash balance. The estimated expenditure also was put down at £5,747 ss. 2d., or at £3,897 bs. 7d., excluding the money proposed to bo invested ; but the outlay, exclusive of the cash and amount invested, was only £3,655 4s. ld. The difference between the actual receipts and actual outlay left a surplus balance in hand of £1,601 ss. 2d„ and the council had had available for investment in the funds a sum of £1,837, for which there had been purchased £2,000 amount of 1863 of £7, 500 , and at the close of the year 1863 of £9,500. New Three per Cen t . o c e s t t y o . ek c o i n n s i T s t h i n r g e e a p t e t r h C e e b n e t g s i . n ni T n h g e funded capital of the so - Government Stocks, was increas.d during the past year by the purchase of £2,000 stock for a cash payment of £1,837 10s , and since the Ist of January £l,OOO New Three per Cen t . Cteek had been purcha sed, tion had been made by funding a su m t h e o f c u x r B r 9 e n 6 t s y s e:froarnwhich £l,OOO New Three per Cent. ftk had been purchased, making a total of £10,500 stock, yielding an annual income' of £315, as the reserve fund of the society up to this date. The 32d volume of the Journal of the society; which was announced as ready at the last anniversary, had been brought out during the past season ; and the council were sanguine that the valuable papers it contained would greatly add to the usefulness of the Royal Geographical Society. The 33d volume of the Journal was now in the press, and would have been published before this but for the death of the assistant secretary. The report then proceeded to de scribe the accessions which had been made to the library and the map room, together with the means used to enlarge the map room collection, and also explained the steps taken by the award of premiums to encourage the production of improved scientific instruments for the use of travellers. Since the last anniversary, with a view to make the instru ments more accessible to travellers, a room had been set apart and the instruments properly arranged, upon the re commendation of the Vice-President, Admiral R. Collin son. Further arrangements were in contemplation for making the collection more generally available and useful to all classes. On the subject of grants to travellers the re port stated that the sum of £5O was sent to M. Rohlfs Gerard on the 10th February, 1864, to assist him in his projected journey from Morocco towards 'Pirebucto ; and the council had at present a proposal under the considera tion of Government for the exploration of the Nile from Egypt, for which the sum of £l,OOO would be made avail able. NOTICE -A WOMAN AGAINST THE WO It LD, the new popular Novel, is now ready at all Libraries and Booksellers, in 3 vols. post Evo. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. FURNITURE, CARPETS, BEDDING, and FLOORCLOTIT, CARRIAGE-FREE to any house in the kingdom, regardless of amount or distance. First. class goods at second-class prises. Terms peculiarly liberal to Clergymen and Gentlemen. An immense stock to select from, displayed in Showrcoms occupying an acre of ground. 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JAMES'S PALACE in the Reign of Queen Victoria.—Mr. CROFTS has the honour to announce that the original PICTURE, just c'lnpleted by J EERY BARRETT, of the above interesting subject, painted from actual sittings graci ously afforded to the artist, is NOW ON VIEW at his GALLERY, 28, Old Bond-street. STEAM from LONDON to NEW YORK, The British and American Steam Navigation Company (Limited) will DESPATCH one of the undermentioned Splendid Fast Screw Steamers TWICE EACH MONTH for New York : Tons. Horse Power. LONDON 2,500 500 WESTMINSTER.. 2,500 ..... 500 DUBLIN 2,500 .. .. 500 NEW YORK 2,500 ..... 500 ..... ( apt. HARRIS. These magnificent vessels are unsurpassed by any ocean going steamer, and have accommodation for passengers re plete with every comfort. The Line will commence at an early date ; the exact day to be fixed in a latter announce ment. To load in the Victoria Docks. For freight or passage apply to the Company's Agents, Alfred Laming and C 3., 8, Leadenhall-street. MR. W. S. WOODIN' S ELOPEMENT EXTRAORDINARY, and BACHELOR'S BOX, an Entirely New Entertainment, at the Polygraphic Hall, King William-street, Coaring.cross, EVERY EVEN rNu, at eight (except Saturday); Saturday Mornings at three.— Stalls, and box stalls. 35.; area, 2s. ; amphitheatre, ls. Plan of the Stalls may be seen. and Seats secured at the Hall from eleven to five. Next Morning Performance, Saturday, May 7, at three. CIOHO ESTATE, HOUSE, AND GENERAL BUSINESS AGENCY OFFICES.—Persons requiring Freehold or Leasehold Property, or having Business and Houses to be disposed of, should apply to Mr. CHARLES MURRAY, Auctioneer and Valuer, 26, Gerrard-street, Soho, W. Valuations for Probate Administration, Fire Claims, Rail way Compensations, &c. Rents Collected. An interesting portion of the proceedings was the pre sentation of the patron's and founder's gold medals to dis tinguished explorers. The founder's medal falling due this year to an eminent foreigner, its presentation took prece dence. T E 0X P 0 6, OXFORD STREET, W. THIS EVENING will be performed the new and success ful Opera, by M. Guonod, FAUST, with augmented band and chorus, supported by the following talented principal artistes : —Misses Russell, Fitz-Henry. Tyrrell, WulmeleY; Messrs. Morley, Tivoli, Green ; and UN BALLO IN 3IAS C HERA. R D, In performing this ceremony, the PRESIDENT said— Baron C. von der Decken, this medal is awarded to you for the two remarkable journeys which you have performed from the East Coast of Africa to the great mountain of Kilimandjaro, in each of which, with the assistance of Mr. Richard Thornton in the first and of Dr. Karsten in the second case, you made many astronomical observations, and by the use of good instruments constructed a contoured map of the region. You also determined numerous alti tudes by barcmetrical measurement, and estimated the highest of the peaks of the mountains to be 20,065 English feet above the sea, and preyed it to be covered with perpetual snow. In these expeditions you farther collected rock specimens which have demonstrated that in a remote period this snow- capped mountain was an active volcano, The accuracy of the observations made in your last journey was proved by a comparison of the chronometers you took with you, which having been compared on your return to Zanzibar were found to have varied only seven seconds in upwards of 100 days. In adjudicating this medal we further applaud your unabeted zeal and energy in exploring E astern Africa, seeing that you have just fitted out at great expense a new expedition, and have constructed an iron river steamer, wherewith you hope to ascend one of the rivers flowing from Mount Kenia, and thence to explore unknown regions of inner Africa, if not to follow down one of the main eastern ufflu:rats of the Nile. I therefore hand to you this medal in the coLviction that, long as England was e oy r , w you nut never to on r at h mh a e v e dec cordial a i ral mg n thankseo \ - v v u e us one sosfe of lgteho your e h d ceor w ils n. i with Aytn a do u n o a l s • e o G m u ee omen io h lte l tmh t e r y u es s ue t lef t c, the this ot lived dh we a tr i honourEcl , t s he loall days o n hy g os e p n we d h e me a n r a e yi d i t ca o rnoowvner English menyeonudr England were, as it were, one coun t r y, may be a happy n ext enterprise. (Cheers.) u ted it also less to be useful to geographical sc i Baron for the DE n EdNone .m ce which expressed h his warm acknow ledgmentsto his actual achievements than to his earnest endeavours to be useful to geographica' scien in some measure to the * He at h attributed ib ascribed expectations formed of his proposed new expedition to Eastern and Equatorial Africa. Whether that expedition would be successful God knew, but he had great hopes in connection with it, and if anything should happen to himself in the cours e of its prosecution, its ob jects would be pursued by the other members of his party. After a feeling allusion to his decea s ed fellow-explorer, Mr. der Decken Th orn ton, Baron von concluded by thanking the President for the valuable assistance ho had always ren dered to his enterprises. The PRESIDENT next presented the patron's or Queen's medal to Captain Grant in these terms :—Captain Grant, 11 We mon th s have elapsed sinc e received your leader Captain Speke and yourself within these walls with the cordial ac knowledgment of the great servicesyou have performed in open i n g out Eastern Equatorial Africa, and in showing how the White Nile flowed out, of the very lake previously dis covered by your distinguished companion. h a ving, on his a r ri val at Gondokoro, received the medal most justly granted to him for the great discovery of Lake Victoria Nyanza, we, in conferring en this medal upon you, w i s h it to be un derstoo d that we mark our de e p sense of the value of the m ed o re r t e emphatically t explora tion of those lands around it made by Captain Speke and yours elf. When y ou re turned here our anniversary was passed over , and bath our m edals had been adjudicated, or otherwise you would before now have doubtless received the highest honour which we have it in our power to bestow. It was, however, a source of true gratification to us to see that the King of Italy was in the meantime foremost in re cognising your merit as well as that of your skilful leader, and affixed to each of his medals the appropriate motto of "Honor a Nilo." On my own part, I can truly say that on the many occasions on which it has been my lot to present medals to explorers of distant regions, I never had greater satisfaction than on the present occasion. For now that I hand to you this medal, bearing the effigy of Q aeenVietoria, I feel that we geographers are not merely recompensing the no ble and disinte rested companion of Speke, but, as a sol dier of the olden time m yself, I have a special pride in re cognising in yourself the gallasit young officer who in the Indian mutiny, and despite a severe wound, was the means of saving from ser ious disaster the rearguard of the illus• trious Havelock as he advanced to the relief of Lucknow. Accept, then, this our g racmus patron's med a l, an d consi der it as our Victor ia Cross. (Cheers,) Captain GRAN T expressed his deep sense of g ra tit u d e f or the high reward bes towed on him--a reward he said which he little thought he had ever done anything to merit. The PRESIDENT then proceeded to deliver his annual ad dress, recounting the progress of geographical science throughout the world during the p ast year. His dis course commenced with an obituary of the distinguished members of the society who had passed away within the last y ear . Among these were the names of Lord Ashburton : Lord Elgin, Admiral Washington, Mr Thornton, and others. De scanting on the subject of the recent explorations in Africa, Sir Roderick said—The discovery of that great water basin the Victoria Nyanza in t h e heat of equatorial Africa, an d the proof that a great stream flowed out from its northern extremity, which Speke and Grant followed and stated to be the White Nile, was, a s be stated last year, truly a great feat of which all our countrymen had reason to be proud. But in warmly praising and honouring the men who ac complished it, they were not yet satisfied as geographers with that their single line of march and the valuable data which they fixed regarding the upper waters of the Nile, They looked naturally to other efforts which must be made to dispel all scepticism, including that raised by the claim of the Venetian traveller Miani as to his having continu ously ascended the river to 21 degrees to the S.S,W. of Gondokoro, the rocky banks of which he had laid upon a sketch map. The Council of the society had, therefore, conic to the conclusion that the physicel geography of all that ie. gion, together with the s hores of the Victoria Nyanza (a lake described by Speko as larger than all Scotland), should be further explored and the nature and extent of the vari ous affluents of that vast body of water determined ; that the regions between the waters of the lake Luta-Lzige and the lake Tanganyika of Burton and Speke should be ex amined in order to determine if there were not there (as some geographers thought probable) other sources of sup ply for the White Nile coming from that region to the west of the Victoria Nyanza; and, finally, that, if possible, the Upper White Nile of Speke and Grant should be traced continuously from the lake to that point where, according to their map, it was made to join the end of the lake Luta- Lzigi, Having considered that point, the Council had Director, Mr. F. Jonghmans. To-morrow Evening, THE MERRY WIVES OF WIND SOR, by Otto Nicolai. Director, Mr. F. Jonghmans. Comedy by UNSWORTH and EUGENE, Mr. T. Maclagan, W. Randall, G. Hutchenson, G. W. Jester, Miss Nelly Power (the juvenile comedienne), &c.. (to. Admission—Area, 6d. ; stalls and balcony, is. ; private boxes, 108. 6d. Open every Evening. CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road, London. THIS EVENING, Will be produced, with alterations and improvements in production, the New Illusion, surpassing anything yet attempted. entitled THE TERCEN I'ENA RY ; or,a NIG-HT WITH SHAKSPERE, written express'y by W. t'. Vander yell, Esq., in which Mr. W. Randall will re-appear. ALSO, PRINCE BLOSSOM; OR, THE FAIRIES OF THE MAGIC FOUNTAIN AND THE FOREST OF SHADOWS ! "The figure of Fame, winged and trumpeted, passin? and rep , ssing through the Magic Fountain, is so complete an Illusion that it wellnigh ceases to be illusory."--Morning Star, Feb. 19. Prince Blossom, Miss Townley. In addition to the usual Entertainments of the establish ment, supported by the whole of the talented comrany, in cluding Arthur Lloyd, Miss Nclly Power, Mr. T. Maclagan, U. W. Jester, &AA° A fission—Area, 6d.; Stalls and Balcony, Is. MADAME TUSSAUD'S HISTORICAL GALLERY; established 28 years at the Bazaar, Baker-street. NEW ADDITION.—A full length model of ARTHUR JOHN DEVINE, who recently suffered the extreme penalty of the law in front of Newgate for the murder of Mr. Duck, in Little Chesterfield-street, Marylebone, is now to be seen in the Chamber of Physiognomy at Madame Tassaud's His torical Gsalery, Baker- street. Open from 11 in the morning till 10 at night. Admittance, ls. ; extra rooms, ed. ARGYLL ROOMS, Windmill-street, Piccadilly, IS OPEN EVERY EVENDTG. During the evening an unparalleled repertoire of Dance Music, Selections and Overtures, is performed by the cele brated Argyll Band, forty in number. Doors Open zt Half-past 8, commence at 9. Admission le. Manager. M. GRENET. 29, GEORGE-STREET, lIANOVER-SQUARE, W. THE LONDON ANATOMICAL MUSEUM. Open daily from 10 till 10. Where may be seen the Astees ; Bushman and Wife ; Julia Pastrana and Infant ; Eng and Shang, the Siamese Twins ; and upwards of 3,000 Models, Natural Preparations, Sm. Egyptian Mummies, unwrapped, 4,000 years old. Admission, One Shilling itor Gentlemen only). SHORTHAND. -PITMAN'S PHONOGRA PHIC TEACHER. 6d. ; free by post, 7d. SHORTHAND. -PITMAN'S PHONOGRA PHIC MANUAL. Free by post, le. Cd. SITOR THAN D.-"PITMAN'S PHONO GRAPHY forma an exceedingly efficient—probably the MOST efficient—system of Shorthand that exists."—Sir Rowland Hill. MERCHANTS, MANUFACTURERS TRADERS, AND EXECUTORS. ACCOUNTS arranged and adjusted, and Balance Sheets prepared.—Financial operations organised and Banking ditties arranged.—Cash Advances made on Trade Stook, Dock Warrants, and other Securities, and Sales effected.— The Agency of Provincial and Foreign Firms undertaken. Address, Messrs. BANKES and CO., Accountants, 20, Devereux-court, Strand, London, W.C. IF THIS SHOULD MEET THE EYE of any one troubled with Wind in the Stomach, Indigestion. or Biliousness, take PAGE WOODCOCK'S WIND PILLS. Thcir world-wide celebrity proves them of sterling merit. Of all medicine vendors at is. 16d. snd 2s. 9d. • or free by post for 14 or 33 stamps from Page D. Woodc ock, Chemist. Linooln. IVIESSRS. BOTT, JACKSON, AND CO. execute COMMISSIONS on all races throughout the year. Market prloe guaranteed. Remittances. London and Westminster Bank. Post-ofilcs Orders payable at Camber well-park. Address—BOTT and JACKSON, "Man of the World" Wine Stores, George-street, Camberwell-park, London. TO GROCERS ana CHEESEMONGERS.— Mr. ANDREW RIND has for DISPOSAL a BUSI NESS near the S rand, doing £3O per week; all readymoney. Corner shop, and seven rooms. Price £7O. Stock about £3O. Offices, corner ot Little Carter-lane, St. Pant's PUBLIC HOUSE. —Mr. ANDREW HIND has to LET a capital HOUSE at Camberwell, containing well fitted bar, parlour, kitchen, concert, and five other rooms. Rent 1.40. Lease twenty years. Takings £lOO per month. Premium £6OO, or the proprietress would take a lady with £2 0 as partner. App'y at 1, Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's. PRIZE MED AL—INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1862. FRANCIS TUCKER do CO., Wax Chandlers, &0., dr.c., To the Queen and the Prince of Wales. (Established 1720.) The Jurors' Report on Wax and Church Candles, in 1862, testifies to the excellence of the quality of Messrs. Tuckers' manufacture. _A distinguished Dignitary, in a letter addressed to Francis Tucker and Co., on the subject of WAX CANDLES with PLATTED WICKS, : "I have f ound them fully says equal to the recommendation which you gave them, and can sincerely, in my turn, I com mend them to the clergy for the use of th e altar." Ordinary qual Finest quality, with latted Wi c k s, pa t en t e d .. ? s. 2d. per lb. quality ~ .. .. .. ';*s. Cd. per lb. VEGETABLE CANDLES, with a Mixture of Wax. Best quality Second quality .. • •.. .. .. .. .. Is. 3d.d. per lb. . Is. ld. per lb. Carriage paid in London on O r d ers of Five Pounds in value. Third quality .. .. .. :: .••. FRANCIS TUCKER AND CO, ... Is. per lb. 8, South Molton-strect, Grosvenor-square. Manufactory— Kensington (Established 1731). The largest Establishmmt in England for the Manufacture of Wax Candles for the use of the Altar COFFEE and DINING-R OO M S.—Mr. ANI)W. NJ HIND has for immediate SALE a BUSINESS near the City, doing ZZO per week. Two shops, thirteen rooms, and yard. Rent £75. Let off Lll5. Lease thirty years. Coming in £l5O. Offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, St. TO DRAPERS.—Mr. ANDREW HIND has for SALE an old-established BUSINESS, near Flol born, doing £l5 to £2O weekly. Coming' in £BO. Stock op tional. Offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's. HOUSES. —Mr. ANDREW HIND has for SALE FIVE COTTAGES, close to a station six miles from town, producing £65 per annum. Ground rent £ 20. Price £5OO. Also, the following:—Wandsworth, Eight Freeholds, £lOOO ditto, Six Leaseholds, £7 0 .;; Teddington , Four, £5OO ; Notting -hill, Three, £1,020 ; Penge. Five (un finished), £BOO ; Bournemouth, £4OOO, &c. Offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's. GROCERS. —Mr. ANDREW HIND has for SALE a BUSINE S, one mile west of the City. Shop, warehouse, cellars, and seven rooms. Rent £l3O. Lease e.ghteen years. Price £315. Also, the following : —Blooms bury, £lf 0 ; Islington, £2OO ; Marylebone, ; N.W. Dis trict, £lBO, &c. Offices, corner of Little Carter-lane. FURNITURE, IRONMONGERY, BOOTS and SHOES.—Mr. ANDREW HIND has for imme diate SALE, by order of the executors, an old-established. BUSINESS, twelve miles from town. Three shops, work shops, parlour, six rooms, kitchen, yard, and large garden. Rent £3O. Lease twenty-one years. Returns £2O per week. Price £202. Office •, corner of Little Carter-lane. CCIGAR and TOBACCONISTS,—Mr. ANDW. HIND has for SALE a BUSINESS, in a principal thoroughfare, near the Ba,.k. Sbop and bagatelle-room. Rent £145. Lease six years and a half. Takings £lB. Price £3OO. stock £2OO. Also the following:—Covent-garden, £140; W. District, £80; St. George's, East, £B9. Offices, Corner of Little Carter-lane. BEER HOUSE.—Mr. ANDREW HIND has to LET a ealital HOUSE, in a good 'ituation near Oxf or 1-street, containing eleven rooms. Rent £52 101. Proof trade, twenty barrels per month. Price £lOO. Offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's. LADIES' SCHOOL.-Mr. ANDREW HIND has for immediate SALE a DAY SCHOOL, well situate near a station, E. Eight roomed house, and garden. Rent £-30. Number of pupils 32, paying a guinea per quarter. Coming in, including school furniture, blinds, dm, £BC. Offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's. FAMILY RESIDENCE and LAND.—Mr. ANDREW HIND has to LET a comfortable HOUSE in Essex, fourteen miles from town and two from a station, delightfully situate on high ground, and commanding exten sive views. Contains lofty drawing room, dining and morn ing rooms, four best and five other bedrooms, kitchens and cellars. Grounds comprise pleasure and kitchen gardens. shrubbery, paddock, and meadow, together about seven acres, with lodge entrance, stabling, coach-house, green-house, ornamental water and bridge. Rent on three years' agree ment, Ll2O ; fixtures, £5O ; or the lease for 18 years at £lOO. Price, with fixtures, £2OO. Cards to view may be had at the Auction and Estate Agency Offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's. THE NIZAM of the DECCAN'S Magnificent CRYSTAL CANDELABRA for INDIA, being one or five reor•nily manufactured (154 lights, 22 feet high, and 12 feet in diameter, is now on show, together with a great variety of rare and exquisite specimens of workman ship in glass, amongst which are designs in engravings taken from the famous E:gin marbles; also a variety of the most delicat , l table glass, with elaborately eng , aved ornamenta t.ons resembling the finest lace work. The altarpiece, in crystal, has now been added. J. DEFRIES and SONS, Crystal Gallery, Egyptian Hall. PHANDELIERS in BRONZE, ORNitiLU, and 'j SILVER, of the finest designs for Dining-room and Liorary. ➢ioderator Lamps in Bronze, Ormolu, China, and Glass. J. DEFRIES and SONS, West-end Show Rooms, Crystal Gallery, Egyptian II dl, Piccadilly. TEETH. —Mr. ESKELL'S INVENTION in the construction of ARTIFICIAL TEETH has the following aavantages :—A set of teeth, of excellent work manship and mechanism, can be made and fitted with the most perfect accuracy and success, in a few hours, without pain or extraction of stumps, and to answer all the purposes of mastication and articulation. They are fitted without wires or fastenings, ant adapt themselves so perfectly t o t h e gums, that they are quite immoveable, except at the option of the wearer. Invalids or residents in the country can ad just these teeth to many changes of the mouth without the aid of a dentist. They are not so liable to injury, are always useful, and will last a lifetime. Comfort guaranteed. Trea tise explaining Mr. Eskall's Patent, &c., free for 7 stamps. Inspection of specimens and consultations iree.-B,Grosvenor street, Boud-strect, W. ,p 1 4 : 39, Bennett's-hill, Bir mingham. DEFRIES and SONS' CRYSTAL CHAN .)♦ • DELIERS in Venetian, Grecian, and 0111. - T registered De inns for Gas or Candles; Crystal Lamps, Chandeliers, and Wall Lights for India; Club, Mess, and General Fur nishing. Or for Glass, China, and Earthenware promptly executed.—Works, London and Birmingham ; City t , how Rooms and Mann tactory, 117, Houndsditeli ; West-end Show Rooms, Crystal Gallery, Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road in the Immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail way Terminus, King'a-crosa. FUNDS are urgently REQUIRED. Treasurer and Banker—EDWARD AIASTERMAN, Esq., Nicholas-lane. • 1 . 7 • „ . . . • • • - - , • 4 - 41.0=ii ' • 7 - 4 A 4C- iNjW 4,6 -E 'Alai,. D rl " 4. adopted his (the President's) proposal to fit out an expedi tion to clear away all such obscurities by ascending the White Nile, and not, as previously, by auy efforts from Zan zibar and the eastern coast of Africa. The difficulties en countered by Speke and Grant in passing through that tract and the apparent impossibility of establishing any regular traffic between the east eoast and the central kingdoms, had induced the Council to pre!er to any otter line of research an effort to render the great White Nile a channel of inter course and commerce between the prolific interior and the traders of the Mediterranean Sea. For such an expedition the Council were ready to advance £lOOO, hoping that meats would be found to put a stop to the dermal alieing traffic in slaves which, as our Consul-General in Cairo (Mr. Col. quhoun) wrote to him, was accompanied by horrors of which no one could form an idea. That they believed could best be accomplished by the exertions of the Pasha of Egypt and by the extension of his influence southwards from Khartum to Goudokoro. The intermediate country was now a sort of No-man's-land, in which numerous warring small tribes were kept in an excited and barbarous state by the importa tion of firearms, now so largely brought into use. If the miserable natives were rescued from the present disorders legitimate commerce would soon arise between the equatorial kings and the merchants of Cairo and the Mediterranean. A great portion of the President's address was devoted to the subject of the glaciers of the Himalayas and New Zealand, as compared with those of Europe, and their influence in modifying the surface of the earth. The address was lis tened to with great attention and frequently applauded. At its conclusion Lord DONOLIGIIMORE moved that the thanks of the meeting should be voted to the President for delivering it, coupled with a request for its publication. The motion was unanimously agreed to. The members of the Council of the Society were then chosen by ballot, and on the motion of Sir H. Rawlinson, seconded by Mr. J. Crawfurd, a rule of the institution was suspended to enable Sir R. Murchison to be again re-elected as its chairman. Sir Roderick was unanimously re-elected accordingly, and briefly returned thanks for that renewed mark of confidence. The proceedings then terminated. NEW 1,1 ER .•-• 4 ry i$ ,„ . • rv,„, ported in The Sun yeEterdtiy, ha , iali;ktg at Woolwich Arsenal to repair, rairalty have given instillations, at t cafilain solicitation, to supply the materials necessary for putting the ship in her fermer good condition, the work to be performed by the carpenters of the ship. Since clearing oat the cargo, it has been ascertained that if the shot had entered 4ft. higher the lives of f)ur of the crew would have been sacrificed, as on cccount of the great he.:-.t the sleeping berths had been shifted to the 'tween &Ors, where the men Were lying at the moment when she wes fired into. Capt. Thorwaldsen states that be has repeatedly :riled in that direction, and was never before called upon to exhibit his colours, nor had he any idea of auch reguations being in force. The act was, z , , PRICE ..4d. STAMPED ....sd. done. The only apprehension which I think the most sen sitive of your friends can entertain is one connected with the approaching exhaustion of that scene to which, for the present at least, your labours are confined-1 mean the limited surface of this globe itself. (Hear, and a laugh.) Alexander in his day thought he might reach a point in his career when he would desire to have new worlds to con quer. You, too, seem likely at some time or other to reach that point, and 1 have no doubt that when you do reach it, whether it be sooner or later, our excellent and distin guished friend Sir It. Murchison, whatever he may say to the contrary, will be here in the chair, presiding over you —(cheers and lau , 2hter)—and endeavoutmg to consider with you what new fields of enterprise you can explore in some, et any rate, of the nearest planet: wh:ch yi u can occupy yourselves until science, so rich in her appliances, enables you to reach those that are more distant. (Re newed cheers and laughter.) Gentlemen, I cordially hope that the relations established between this society and the Legislature, this society and all successive Governments, and this society and the country at large, may be perma nent relations of credit and honour on the one side, of ad vantage and utility on the other--and that for many years you may bo recognised, as you are recognised now, as hold ing a foremost place amongst those institutions which, per haps deriving some slight acknowledgment from the State, but essentially resting on the broader and surer foundation of private enterprise and private energy, form one of the most marked distinctions which attract the eye and excite the admiration of every foreigner who visits the shores of England. (Loud cheers.) The PRESIDENT then, in eulogistic terms, proposed the health of the medallists of the year, Baron von der Decken and Captain Grant. The toast was drunk with much cordiality. Baron VON DER DECKEN and Captain GRANT severally returned thanks in a few modest words, the latter remark ing that he was so unused to address public assemblies that he would almost rather traverse Africa over again than un dergo the ordeal of making a speech. (Laughter and cheers.) The PRESIDENT then gave " The health of Sir C. East. lake," Chairman of the Royal Academy of Arts; to which Sir Charles briefly responded by a graceful allusion to the many links which bound together the votaries of science and art. Sir H. RAWLINSON next proposed " The health of the President of the Society," warmly eulogising his invaluable services to science, and particularly to that institution over whose whole career from its infancy to its maturity he had exercised so sedulous and watchful a care. If, he said, Scotchmen were formed by nature to overrun the world, Sir Roderick Murchison was pre-eminently formed by nature as well as by his attainments to fill the chair of the Geogra phichal Society. (Cheers.) After expressing the deep obli gations which the council owed to Sir Roderick for consent ing to act as their president for another year, Sir Henry concluded by proposing the chairman's health. The toast was received with enthusiasm. of w.tio The PRESIDENT, in responding, said he felt highly flattered by the compliment just paid to him. It was also v ery gratifying to him that he should have been so una nimously invited to continue one year more as their president. Having been born in 1792, and having filled that post for many years amidst his many other avocations —for he was a geologist by profession and a geographer by love—he had thought it was time for him to give place to another man, and not imitate the Archbishop of Toledo, who remained in his office until he might almost be said to have preached his own funeral sermon. (Laugh ter.) If, however, they would kindly bear with his infirmi ties he would strive to discharge his duties for another year to the best of his power. (Cheers.) The next toast was " The Colonies and the Colonists of Great Britain," which was given by Lord HOUGiITON, and acknowledged by Sir STUART DONALDSON. " The Scientific Societies of Europe, coupled with the name of Dr. Hoffman," was next:drunk; and, after one or two other minor toasts, the company separated. he taTs, a b: eh of t: n..) ThGrohill, transport, aho Ltd•in with s; orz,s f Csrfu, has taken the place of the Tonarc, at w oo lwieh pier, to dieh! . :rge. Tt whole of the trarFports engr,ged for that putpi. - +e h;ivc, now arriv.A, With th 2 exeewion of the Coreyrs,pnt into Malta fir rcp-irs, and the Transit, Naval and Military Intelligence. C:)-rfa har't,our, to up whatever may b 9 found: bclon ging to Covernmsnt atter the general cierre ecce at the departure of the troops ; ordered. to evacuate on the 6th of June. The Aurora, 35, screw steam frigate, 2,558 tons, 400 horse power, Capt. Sit-F. Leopold M'Ciintock, is now at Sheerness receiving stores, recoaling, and awaiting Admiralty orders. Her Mejesty's screw steam corvette Clio, 22 guns, 1,472 tens, 400 horse power, which has for some time past been in the hands of the dockyard arti ficers, is nrw completed, and is placed in the Ist division of the Sheerness Steam Reserve, ready for the pennant. She will be taken out of the fitting basin in Sheerness dockyard on Wednesday next, and tried at the measured mile on the following day. The Icarus, 11, screw sth&msloop, 580 tons, 150 horse power, which has arrived at Sheerness from the Mediterranean, in command of Acting Com mander H. T. Bager, has been inspected by Capt. T. Falford, of the Formidable, bl?gship of Sir Chas. Talbot, K.C.8., Commander-in-Chief at Sheerness, and will be paid out of commission this day. THE NAVY. MALTA, May 18, The Frederick William, screw line of battle ship, in the first class of the Steam Reserve at Ports mouth, and fitted for commission, was taken out of harbour . raterclay on her half-yearly trial of ma chinery, under the supervision of the officers of the Steam Reserve and factory. The ship afterwards again returned to the harbour. Her Majesty's steam store-ship Dee, Master Com mander Raymond, yesterday sailed from Woolwich laden with steam machinery for the ironship Agin court, building at Birkenhead. The Dee had a couple of boilers and other gear weighing 100 tons lashed fast on the open deck. She also took 43 lade for the Imprrgnable at Devonport. The Britain's Pride, transport, in the service of the War Department, now at Woolwich pier, has shipped the following cargo :-58 tons of iron girders, for completing bombproof sheds, 30 tons of shot, and 100 tons of Tower stores, and will fill in her magazines with 185 tons of powder, fuzes, and other combustib:e stores for Halifax. The Melina, also for h alifax, has left Woolwich for the docks to complete her cargo; and the Ida was yesterday surveyed by Capt. Hall and the officers of the ship ping department, with a view of her being taken up for the same destination. The following appointments have been made at the Admiralty :—Sab-Lieut. Gilbert V. Story, to the Aurora; Fitzpatrick W. Revd and J. A. Fraser, midshipmen, to the Enterprise; and Peter Samson, ' assisteengineer, to th, Assurance. The Trident, steam sloop, arrived on the Bth from Corfu, to which portthe Magicienne, steam frigate, was despatched on the 10th, and returned cu the 14th, with the diligence for which this vessel, under the command of Capt. Armytage, has been remark able. Ehe brought two b%tottries of artillery, con-. siOing of Lieut.-Col- Maude, four other tirn‘r , , 246 non-commisi:oned officers and gu-drere, 21 ?S-emen, 40 children, four prisoners, and two hospital at tendants. The Liffey, Et , 3ana frigate, left for Z trite on the 11th, for the purpose of removing the troops from that island, and relieved there the Cossack, which reached Malta on the 13th. The Fomhound, stenna gunboat, was despateled on the Bth to Sacs, at the solicitation of some Maltese merchants. %Alio • had received alarming intelligence of threats against the Christian end the Jewish population on ti , c part of the revolted Arabs. Oa the 14th and 15th a number of families reached Malta in four smitill coasting craft, in ell some 250 persons, for the safety of their lives, and others are looked for. The Foxhound returned on the 15th, having run along the coast as far as Tunis. She brings intelligence from the British Consul-General, Vice-Consuls, and Consular agents, from which it would appear that the Arabs are close upon Tunis. They are said to be 40,000 strong, under the command of a renegade Frenchman, and they maintain a menacing atti tude against the Bey, though no positive act of aggression had been committed against Chris tians. The Ottoman steam frigate Feizi Babri, having on board his Excellency Haydar Effendi, a special envoy from the Sultan to the Bey of Tanis, left Malta for Tunis on the 10th of May, accompanied by the Monbir Souror steam frigate and the Peki Cherrif despatch boat. The French Admiral is said to have questioned the right of the Sultan to send a naval demonstration to Tunis under the present disturbed state of affairs in that Regency, to which the Envoy, Haydar Effendi, had very properly paid no attention. The matter seem°, however, to have been considered of sufficient im portance to call for the presence of an increased naval British force. Accordingly, on the 16th, the Resistance, ironclad steam frigate, was despatched from Malta to Suss, and the Psyche, dispatch steamer, to Tunis. The Foxhound left on the same day for Melidia, and the Trident on the 18th for Getba, in the regency of Tunis. The Meannee and the Psyche returned to Malta from Tunis on the 18th, bringing dates thence to the 17th, announcing the arrival of the Italian steam frigate Re d'ltalia with 200 marines to be landed in case of need. The insurrection had not yet been put down, but the Bey had superseded the Governor of Suss for allow ing himself to be panic striken. A French line of battle ship had been despatched to a point north west of Tunis, where the public peace had been threatened. The Imperial Ottoman steam yaoht Feizi Djehart, having on board his Excellency Vice-Admiral Roussan Pasha, arrived at Malta from Constantinople on the 12th of May to be docked and cleaned. On the evening of Sunday, the 15th, this magnificent vessel, as well as the Mahomed Ali, Egyptian steam frigate, was most brilliantly illuminated, and on the following day dressed out with flags innumerable in honour of the feast of the Bairam. The Sofia, a small Nile steamer, intended as a yacht for the Pasha of Egypt, arrived at Malta on the 15th of May from Newcastle, Falmouth, and Lisbon, and left for Alexandria on the nth. TLe Italian steam frigate Principe Humberto, having on board upwards of 100 naval students on a voyage of instruction, arrived from the Piraeus of Athens on the 11th, lac for Syracuse on the 14th of May, and returned to Malta on the 17th. Her Majesty's screw steam ship the Marlborough, bearing the fig of tha naval Commander-in-Chief, ac wili eompa nied by the Magicienne, steam fri g ate, leave Malta on the 21st of litay for Corfu, to be present at the cession of the lonian IslandS to Greece, and also to assist , if necessary, in removing the British garrison, if tho steam tranaports do not reach in time. The Dromedary, screw steam. transport, arrived from Gibraltar on the 12th, and left for Corfu to take in stores on the (19y follow in. The Supply, storeship, also took her depar ture for Corfu on a like mission on the 14th of May. The Tamar, screw steam-transport, arrived at Malta on t h e 17th from Cape Co a st C as tl e , th e Island of St. Vincent, Madeira, and Gibraltar, will leave Corfu to take in troops on the 24th. Lieut. Hanson, a Supernumerary Lieut. of this vessel, is to be tried by Court - martial to-morrow, the 19th, on a charge of having been found intoxicated and asleep during his watch at sea. The Norwegian transport Tanaro, damaged by a Spanish gunshot from the Fort of Tarifa, as re- ~~b Admission, ls. Open from ten to five MR. and Mrs. GERMAN REED. with Mr. JOHN PARRY, will Appear THIS AFTERNOON, at Three, in their New Anglo-Egyptian Entertainment, THE PYRAMID. To be followed by THE BARD AND HIS BIRTHDAY, a new musical tercentennial seance, by William Brougn, Esq., sustained by Mr. and Mrs. German Reed; and MRS. EOSELEAF'S LITTLE EVENING PARTY. for a few times, by Mr. John Parry. Every Evening (except Saturday) at Eight. Thursday and Satur day Mornings at Three.—ROYAL GALLERY of ILLUS TRATION, 14, Regent-street. Unreserved seats, Is., 2s. ; stalls, 35.; stall (spring) chairs, ss. THE ORIGINAL ROYAL BUCKINGHAM SAUCE, for Roast Meat, Hashes, Gravies, Stews, Steaks, Soups, Fish, Game, &c. Prepared only by the proprietors, Tuos. Buck and Co., 10, Bath-place, Dalston, London, N.E. BED•ROOM CANDLES. "RICE'S CANDLES, which will not drop grease when carried."—Thin, very hard candles, sold in boxes ls. and 3s. each, are recommende 1 as the best carriers. " EXTRA HARD 5.12 CHAMBER CANDLES," sold in boxes 2s. each. Thicker candles intended for those who will not burn thin. " SHERWOOD ECONOMIC BED LIGHTS," in packets of 3S candles for one shilling, intended for use where cheapness is a great object, will be found an improve ment on the ordinary candles, as they gutter less. Special candle ticks to fit thin candles, ls. and 25. (Id. each; reducing sockets, making them fit any candlesticks, 2d. each. TOIL ET SOAPS. Sherwool Brown Windsor Soap, with a pleasant scent. Belmont Glycerine Soap, contains trice's Glycerine. Camphor and Glycerine Soap, fo tender skins in winter. GLYCERINE. SHERWOODOLE "Price's Glycerine" may be Cleans gloves and removes had from any Chemist, in grease and other et tins. causuled bottles, lettered Perfumed, in capsuled bot " Prier's Patent," from 6d. ties, Od and is. each. upwards. Impure Glycerine has been sold the state ment that it is "equal to Prices." Retail through any Grocer. Wholesale by Prices Patent Caudle Company (Limited), London. HARPER TWELVETREES' UNIVERSAL CLOTHES WRINGER.—Mrs. Beecher, laundress, Queen Anne-roqd, Maidstone, says—" It will wring the finest laces and inuslins. as well as full-siz counterpanes ; and does not pr,ss hooks or break buttons." Price 205., 3 s., carriage paid; or of ironm_mgers. City Depot, SI, Bishops gate-street, IVithin, E.C. ; Works, Bromley-by-Bow, Lon don, E. BUSINESSES. -Mr. ANDREW HIND'S ➢IAY LIST, Containing Businesses, Premis s, Partnerships, day., Gratis Letters, enclose stamp.—Particulars entered tree. OFFICES—CORNER OF LITTLE CARTER-LANE, ST. PAUL'S. f),FFICES.—Mr. ANDREW HIND has to LET k.) , several excellent OFFICES in the vicinity of the Bank and Royal Exchange, separately, or in sets of two or three rooms, sultab e for merchants, solfcitors, shipbrokers, &c. Rent, £25 to £5O. Apply at 1, Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's. THE BANQUET. The annual dinner of the society took place at Willis's Room, St. James's, in the evening. Sir R. Murchison again presided, and was supported by Lord Houghton, Lord Strangford, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord A. Churchill, Sir C. Eastlake, Sir T. Fremantle, Sir H. Raw linson, General Stanhope, Baron Von Der Decken, Sir S. Donaldson, Captain Grant, Admiral Kellett, Count Stre lecki, Sir C. Nicholson, Admiral Hall, the Hon. Mr. Petre, Dr. Percy, Mr. Bracebridge, Professor Tyndal, Professor Hoffman, Professor Masson, Mutu Coomain Swainy, &c. About 150 guests sat down to dinner. The PRESIDENT gave " The Queen, the Patron of the Society," which was drunk with enthusiasm. In proposing the next toast, "The Prince and Princess of Wales, and the rest of the Royal Family," Sir Roderick remarked that the Prince of Wales was the greatest traveller of any heir ap parent to the English throne in modern times. From the eloquent words which the Prince had spoken at the Lite rary Fund dinner, he felt sure that if his Royal Highness took an interest in any of the sciences, and he hoped he would take an interest in many, he would evince a special attachment to geography, in which, as so great a traveller, he was well fitted to become distinguished. Though the Prince had seen many laids, he doubted not that, like a true Englishman, the place dearest of all to him, particu larly now that he was united to a charming Danish Prin cess, was " sweet home." (Hear, hear,) The toast was received with the usual honours; and was followed by " The Army, Navy, and Volunteers." General STANHOPE returned thanks on behalf of the army, which, he said, was now in as fit a state to go any. where and to render any service on which her Majesty's Government might choose to employ it as in the best days of " the Iron Duke." (Hear, hear.) Admiral COLLINSON briefly responded on behalf of the navy. Professor Bassox, in returning thanks for the Volun teers, and particularly for the London Scottish, with which his name had been associated, said, that according to an ordinary Jest, Scotland was so horrible a country in itself, and so awful a place to reside in, that its inhabitants were more fitted by nature than any other race to become ex plorers of other countries. (Laughter and cheers.) It was an old saying of an English satirist, that had Cain been a Scotchman God would have reversed his doom, and, in stead of making him a wanderer, would have compelled him to stay at home. (Laughter.) But Scotchman were naturally explorers; though some of them had not gone farther than Engknd or London—which, however, to say the truth, they had found to be so much of a land flowing with milk and honey, that they had made up their minds to remain there. (Renewed laughter.) As to the London Scot tish, that corps, they might be cure, would always do its duty, for its members had such an interest in England that they would suffer no other invaders to set foot in it. (Cheers end laughter.) The PHESIDENT said the period had now arrived when it was usual to propose the toast of the eveniug, " Prosperity to the Royal Geographical Society," but ho would on that occasion deviate from the established custom. At the same time he would express his belief that the gratuitous labours of that society had yielded fruits of great national import ance. The institution had in its earlier days to struggle with considerable difficulties. At one period they had no place of meeting, no receptacle for their books or maps. For a series of years he had striven with the concurrence of the Council to persuade the Government that for a very small sum of money, not exceeding the remuneration given to a first clerk in some of our public departments, that society could provide itself with a local habitation, feeling satisfied that that desideratum once gained they would be able to secure for it a more extended fame and usefulness. As a Scotchman himself, he must say he first enlisted in the cause of geography a Scotchman whose came would live as long as England endured—ho meant the late Joseph Hume —(hear) —who, on condition that their collection of maps and books was thrown open to the community, consented to support a grant of public money for the diffusion of geogra phical knowledge. Through the kindness of Lord Aber deen, then Prime Minister, the object was at length ob tained, and thus was perpetrated a Seotch job—(a laugh)— but a job which redounded to the honour of the British Go vernment and Legislature. Many important distant ad ventures had solely originated in the labours of that society. Its members had been pioneers in the opening up of coun tries which were destined indefinitely to increase the wealth and give a new impulse to the manufacturing industry of England. In conclusion, he begged to propose that they should drink to the successive Governments and Parlia ments which had countenaced and encouraged the Royal Geographical Society, coupling with that toast the name of their distinguished guest, Mr Gladstone. (Cheers.) The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, who was received with cheers, satd—Sir Roderick Murchison, I am very glad that by the deviation which you have ventured upon from the ordinary course of your speeches and toasts on this occa- sion yon have at any rats enabled me to discharge a duty of the most pleasing character. It is very delightful to find that without any reproach from any quarter relations have been established between this saciety and the Government, on a footing, I must say, most modest as far as regards your demands on the public purse, and I believe also most bene ficial as regards the public at large. Sir R. Murchison has told us, gentlemen, the history of the Geographical Society with respect to the effect produced on its fortunes by acquir ing a local habitation, and I was not aware until this even ing that this had been a point of so critical a nature in its career. To ju3go from the speech of the President, the con dition of the members of the Geographical Society before that happy era arrived must have been not, perhaps, pre cisely the same, but not very different from that of parish vagrants. (A laugh.) The society would appear to have been in the condition of being owned by nobody, somewhat in the manner in which ancient fable tells us the island of Delos was, and I refer to this as a geographical illustration. (" Hear, hear," and a laugh.) Delos, it is said, was in the habit of navigating about the Archipelago, coming into con stant conflict with one island or another; and it never ac quired any distinct site of its own until Latona took it one day into her head to be breught to bed there under a palm tree, and I have no doubt in a delightful atmosphere. (Laughter and cheers) From that moment Delos struck root at the bottom of the sea, and, just as the Geographical Society did the moment it got a local habitation, became famous and flourishing, with a name celebrated throughout the world. (Cheers.) But there is much more which associates itself with the toast that you have given us than any reference to the efforts produced by a small grant from 1 the Government. What is remarkable is that so long a time elapsed before a society of this description came to be appreciated by the British public; because, without re proach or disparagement to any other institution, there is no other institution which can claim to be more truly national than that whose festival we are now celebrat ing. I do not say that simply because it happne, as if by a matter of accident, that so many distinguished Englishmen and Ecotchnien have been travellers, and, among the boldest and most effective explorers of the un known regions of the earth. But I think that if we look a little further into the subject we shall find that phe nomenon itself has a cause, and that cause Has deep in the national character. It is the love of adventure, it is the boldness in facing danger, it is the strong self-reliance, it is the ready presence of mind, it is all that constitutes that powerful individuality which lies at the root of the whole greatness of this country, and which likewise has lain at the root of the greatness and of the performances of the Geo graphical Society. (Cheers.) The very same causes which have made you distinguished as a body aro those which have made England distinguished among the nations of the world. (Hear.) Mr. President, there is nothing to do now but to congratulate you on your proud position and L express a confident hope that you will go on as you have THE ARMY. The Duke of Cambridge, as Field-Marshal Corn m,inding-in-Chief, held a levee yesterday at the Horse Guards, Abaut 120 officers attended. The hired transports Lord Warden and Trafalgar arrived at Spithead yesterday from India with the 691 Regiment on board and a number of invalid and time-expired soldiers. Tho 49th were landed during the (1, 3 , and merched into quarters at Gosb port, where the regiment will for the prtsmt ho s'ationed. The time 'expired men and invalids were also diseinl:rl;cd from the ships, the former being sent on to their:regitnmtal depots, and the latter to the Royal Victoria Military Hospital at Netley. Foreign Nail Packet List. 111 ,'~? 7.,lauritiu June 18. J une,l2. and Cape Verds, by Eritish pa , Jiet. . June . 5. Ci-tpe of Good dope, Ascension, and St. lit:le:la...May 29. Ohina, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton. June 2. via Manseiiies ...May 27. Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton .. May 27. India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, viu Southampton June 2 via Marseilles May 27. India (Bombay), via Southampton May 27. via Marseilles May 21. Portuga 1.... Malta, _Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton May 27. via Marseilles May 21. Newfoundland .. May 25. Oporto and Vigo . .. U. S. and British N. America, Ly Brit. packet.... May 26 . __ _ . . by U.S. packet by Canadian packet May —. W.C. of Africa, Madeira o.nd fenoritio Tune 10 . Bahamas, via New York ' June 2 Mexico EXTENSION OF PORTSMOUTH DOCKTARD.—The Commons' Select Committeeon the Royal Dockyards have made their first report. They have hitherto directed their special attention to the proposed extension of Ports. mouth Dockyard, and they report on this subject as follows —The present capabilities of the dockyard for repairing and fitting out ships consist of 11 docks (two only of which are of sufficient length and breadth, and one only of sufficient depth to dock a first-class ship, with her weights on board) and of two basins —one the ship basin, containing 2 acres 12 roods 30 perches, with a depth of water at ordinary spring tides of 24ft. 6in. over the entrance; the other, the steam basin, of 7 acres, with 25ft. 6in. depth of water. The evi dence is unanimous that this accommodation is inadequate for the ordinary requirements of the navy, even in time of peace. Various opinions have been given as to the number of additional first-class docks required. Some witnesses consider that four, others that as many as eight are required. The Duke of Somerset thinks that at least three should be constructed. As to the extent of the additional repairing basins required, the evidence goes to show that from 20 to 30 acres are considered necessary ; and it is urged by some wit- I nesses that, instead of mooring the ships in ordinary in the harbour, economy and safety would be best secured by plac ing these ships in a basin devoted to that purpose. Thefactory establishment is said to be capable (or nearly so) of effecting the repairs and refitting of the fleet. A site, the property . of the Crown, but subject to certain rights of way, comprising and covered at I about 93 acres, bounded by Fountain Lake, high water immediately contiguous to the north end of th e foundations b u s n o n tl e t e s es e s a a i ry d to, and dockyard, is stated by unanimous evidence to . b e an excel lentconvict site for the proposed works. of stiff clay, rendering piling committee are b e accomplished by convict labour, of good quality for making bricks. estab ment being contiguous, the informed that I much of the work can as is the case in similar works now progressing in Chatham Dockyard. The committee have thought it right to ascer tain whether the water on the bar of P ortsmouth harbour can be maintaine d at a su ffi cient depth for the largest ships ; and they have r eceived conclusive evidence on this impor tant m atter, showing that no apprehension need be enter tained of future inconvenience. From the foregoing evi dence the committee have come to the conclusion-1. That additional basin and dock accommodation at Portsmouth is required. 2. That the site recommended is well adapted for the purpose. The committee agreed to report at once their opinion upon that branch of their inquiry which relates to Portsmouth Dockyard, in order to enable the Government to bring in a bill to authorise the diversion, stopping up, and appropriation of certain streets, roads, and landing places, preparatory to the extension of that yard. ADVERTISEMENT.). -Avoid medicines; they always aggra vate chronic complaints, but Du Barry's Delicious Health Restoring Revalenta Arabica Food, which saves fifty times its cost in other remedies, invariably cures them, restoring perfect digestion, strong nerves, sound lungs, healthy liver, pure blood, refreshing sleep, functional regularity, and energy to the most disordered or enfeebled. 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